Kidney failure or other medical problems that make the body resistant to the action of the parathyroid hormone

Enlargement of the parathyroid gland is the main risk factor for tertiary hyperparathyroidism.

Risk Factors

Hyperparathyroidism is more common in women, especially after
menopause.
It is also more common in people older than 50 years of age. Other factors that may increase your chance of hyperparathyroidism include:

Technetium 99m sestamibi scan—a nuclear medicine test that uses safe nuclear molecules to make pictures of the parathyroid glands to help locate a single parathyroid adenoma in primary hyperparathyroidism

Other tests may be done to look for other problems hyperparathyroid may cause:

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

References:

Hyperparathyroidism. American Academy of Family Physicians Family Doctor website. Available at:
http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/hyperparathyroidism/treatment.html. Updated March 2014. Accessed June 4, 2014.

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